| CWSRF Annual Reports — 2004 to 2007 |
| SRF's UP - CWSRF Newsletter (Summer 2008) |
| PISCES Award Winners |
| See the latest news, information, and updates to the CWSRF website |
| Find out about federal funding levels (PDF) for state programs (5pp, 45K, about PDF) |
| Financing Alternatives Comparison Tool (FACT) |
America’s largest water quality financing source…
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) programs provided more than $5 billion annually in recent years to fund water quality protection projects for wastewater treatment, nonpoint source pollution control, and watershed and estuary management.
CWSRFs have funded over $68 billion, providing over 22,700 low-interest loans to date.
CWSRFs offer:
- Low interest rates, flexible terms
- Significant funding for nonpoint source pollution control and estuary protection
- Assistance to a variety of borrowers
- Partnerships with other funding sources
Key features of the program include:
- Low Interest Rates, Flexible Terms—Nationally, interest rates for CWSRF loans average 2.2 percent, compared to market rates that average 4.6 percent. For a CWSRF program offering this rate, a CWSRF funded project would cost 20 percent less than projects funded at the market rate. CWSRFs can fund 100 percent of the project cost and provide flexible repayment terms up to 20 years.
- Significant Funding for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control and Estuary Protection—CWSRFs provided more than $220 million in 2008 to control pollution from nonpoint sources and for estuary protection, more than $2.9 billion to date.
- Assistance to a Variety of Borrowers—The CWSRF program has assisted a range of borrowers including municipalities, communities of all sizes, farmers, homeowners, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
- Partnerships with Other Funding Sources—CWSRFs partner with banks, nonprofits, local governments, and other federal and state agencies to provide the best water quality financing source for their communities.